Working While Chronically ill: Accommodations, Advocacy & Survival (With Gemma)!

WORKING WHILE CHRONICALLY ILL: ACCOMMODATIONS, ADVOCACY & SURVIVAL

Hosted by Gemma, this workshop centers the lived reality of working in environments that were never designed with chronic illness or disability in mind. Many of us have had to navigate accommodation requests, workplace discrimination, disbelief, pressure to “push through,” and the constant calculation around if, when, and how to disclose.

This session is not about fixing ourselves or offering productivity hacks. It’s about naming the systems that fail us, validating the complexity of surviving within them, and creating space to speak honestly about what it costs. Together, we’ll share what we’ve learned, acknowledge what has impacted us, and remind one another that our needs are legitimate. Topics of Discussion:

(01) Lived Experience Check-In

(02) Accommodations: Reality vs. Theory